Canada deports over 22,000 inadmissible individuals in 2024, CBSA data shows

Canada removed a record 22,108 individuals deemed inadmissible in 2024, according to figures released by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). Of those removed, 1,010 cases involved “serious inadmissibility (national security, war crimes or human rights violations, organised crime, and criminality),” the CBSA stated.

Although a citizenship-wise breakdown for the 2025 total was not made public, CBSA data showed that in the first ten months of the year, 2,831 Indian nationals were removed out of 18,785 total removals. This was the second-highest nationality group after Mexican nationals, who accounted for 3,972 removals.

At present, removals are underway for 6,515 Indian nationals out of a total of 29,542 individuals facing action. The overall number of removals marks a sharp rise from the 17,357 recorded in 2024. The largest category involved non-compliance related to refugee claims, accounting for 15,605 cases.

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Extortion investigations and law enforcement actions

A report by Global News linked some removals to an ongoing extortion crisis affecting Indo-Canadian businesses and individuals in suburbs of Toronto and Vancouver, as well as in Edmonton and Calgary. CBSA is currently investigating 296 individuals identified as “persons of interest” by the British Columbia Extortion Task Force. As a result of these investigations, 10 people have already been removed, and 32 others have been issued removal orders.

Authorities have also indicated a push for faster removal of individuals accused of criminal activities. This month, the Surrey Police Service announced the arrest of five Indian nationals: Harjot Singh, Taranveer Singh, Dayajeet Singh Billing, Harshdeep Singh and Hanspreet Singh, in connection with extortion cases in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland region. Police confirmed they are working with CBSA on the matter.

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Earlier, on October 10, 2025, Peel Regional Police stated in a release that it was “actively engaged with the Peel Crown Attorney’s Office and the Canada Border Services Agency, which will determine whether removal of accused foreign nationals from Canada may be pursued as part of the judicial process.”

This followed the arrest of eight men over the alleged theft of 450 pieces of mail valued at more than CA$400,000.

The accused, Sumanpreet Singh, Gurdeep Chattha, Jashandeep Jattana, Harman Singh, Jasanpreet Singh, Manroop Singh, Rajbir Singh and Upinderjit Singh, face a combined 344 charges.